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Define telehealth and telecare and introduce the wider context of technology in healthcare Focus on the telehealth application remote monitoring Discuss the drivers and barriers to telehealth development and the evidence base for telehealth Propose future developments Include a Scotland focus, where the author resides Health and social care are facing a number of significant challenges which are: An ageing population Increased prevalence of long term conditions Economic pressures including increased costs from hospital admissions All of these require alternative ways of working In Scotland, it is projected that the number of people aged 75 and over 1 will increase by 23% between 2008 and 2018 It is expected that the number of people will increase by 33% between 2008 and 2033 aged 60 74 years aged over 75 years will increase by 84% Definitions within both Telehealth and Telecare can differ 2 However, in Scotland the Scottish Centre for Telehealth and Telecare (SCTT) has suggested definitions which help to inform staff and users The provision of health services at a distance using a range of digital technologies Remote monitoring of health data transmitted by patients at a location separate from the professional receiving the data Videoconsultation between patient and health professional located remotely aiding diagnosis and treatment The remote or enhanced delivery of care services to people in their home or a community setting by means of telecommunications and computerised services Wayfinder Health life expectancy is increasing but not as quickly as life expectancy so this produces a gap where health needs will increase 4 Long term conditions are often associated with this A long term condition is a condition which lasts a year or more and affects a persons life for which there may be a need for continuing care and support 5 The Scottish Government has focused on long term conditions to deliver improvement through supported self management, case management and anticipatory care 6 This resource will focus on 2 long term conditions in particular as they are relevant to the use of technology which are: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Heart Failure Is a lung disease with chronic airflow obstruction which cannot fully be reversed 7 Includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema and often causes anxiety, depression and social isolation Has a feature of exacerbations or flare ups where the condition worsens with increased breathlessness and sometimes infection is present The prevalence rate in Scotland in 2009/10 was 1.97% 8 Hospital admissions are common - the current rate for this is 475 per 100,000 population 8 Estimates for Scotland, due to the ageing population, are that COPD cases will increase by 33% between 2007 and 2027 to 127,188 9 Is a clinical condition where the heart is less able to respond to demands for increased output 10 Symptoms are often breathlessness on exertion, fluid retention, weight gain and tiredness Exacerbations are also a feature with increased breathlessness, fluid retention and tiredness Has a raw prevalence rate of 0.81 per 100 patients 11 Remote monitoring consists of equipment in the patients home allowing the daily transmission of symptom and physiological information e.g. oxygen level, sent securely via broadband or phone line to a clinician who reviews the results and acts on the findings Daily transmission enables any deterioration in condition to be detected early before a crisis point is reached 12. Settings can be individualised for each patient The early detection in deterioration helps to prevent admissions by allowing early initiation of treatment and assists the patient to manage their condition better through recognition of increased symptoms. It can also support early discharge from hospital The equipment can often be used to deliver health education which patients can access when required eHealth Support Helpdesk and Training Technical support and Installation of devices Telecomms Supplier Hosted Server Patient with Telehealth Clinician Diagram showing an example of the links between patient, clinician, departments and supplier in telehealth remote monitoring Remote monitoring technology also assists staff through building capacity where an increased number of patients can be seen through use of the data and visits being made only when necessary Scottish Government Health, Efficiency, Access and Treatment (HEAT Targets) drive reductions in hospital admissions and bed days 13, with use of technology proposed as one of the methods of improving these Strategy documents are now driving policy to include the use of technology in frontline services The recent Audit Scotland Review of Telehealth called for NHS Boards to do more to implement telehealth 14 Evidence in healthcare is important for any development and this includes the use of technology The NHS has an ethical obligation to provide effective, evidence based care which is also economically sound 15 The use of telehealth has been and continues to be the subject of a significant amount of research Evidence comes from different types of research and depending on study method can be classed from good through to weaker quality 16 Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are seen as high quality due to the presence of a control group which doesnt receive the intervention Service evaluations also add to information and for telehealth and have tended to be positive. Although weaker than RCTs they still give useful information particularly about operational management Improved quality of life Reduction in hospital admissions and length of stay Reduction in mortality Acceptability of equipment by users Improved knowledge and self care Reassurance and increased confidence of users Reduction in costs Despite showing some positives, there has been a call for further research to determine the effectiveness of telehealth. The result of some reviews, which have combined a number of studies, has been less favourable due to weaknesses in study methods, differing study groups and the outcomes being researched 20,21 WSD is a large RCT launched in 2008 by the Department of Health, studying telehealth and telecare, involving over 6000 patients The telehealth section included patients with either COPD, heart failure or diabetes The outcomes are expected to add significant information to the evidence base which will help the NHS to make decisions about implementation early indications show that if used correctly telehealth can deliver: a 15% reduction in A&E visits a 20% reduction in emergency admissions a 14% reduction in bed days an 8% reduction in tariff costs a 45% reduction in mortality rates Further information about these findings is to be welcomed Staff perceptions and new ways of working 23 Lack of project management 23 The need to recruit appropriate patients 23 Type of technology 23 and limited interoperability of equipment 24 Funding 23 and high initial set up costs Ethics, data protection and privacy concerns 25 Short term pilots which fail to mainstream The need for a robust evidence base Education of staff 24 including undergraduate programmes, education of patients and carers 26 Effective change management 27 and reassurance of staff about practice Effective leadership in organisations Funding availability Routine consideration of technology in patient assessments and pathways Standards in record keeping, ethics and eligibility criteria The pace of technological change offers opportunities for different types of equipment to be considered Smaller devices such as mobile phone applications offer flexibility over fixed devices Multiple condition monitoring is important due to increasing rates of multi morbidity people having more than one long term condition 28 Recent evaluations, policies and drivers are bringing telehealth to a tipping point Technology has the potential to benefit health and wellbeing across the disease spectrum It can provide person centred, quality care It will assist in the challenges faced by health and social care by becoming part of the clinicians toolkit The DALLAS Programme will bring the opportunity to deploy telehealth at scale... The Technology Strategy Board is leading the DALLAS Programme This will commence in April 2012 for 3 years It will facilitate collaborative working between the NHS, partner organisations and suppliers The use of technology to improve many older peoples lives in health and everyday living is a prime objective. This resource covers the main points of an assignment which explores the use of technology in healthcare in the form of telehealth and telecare with a focus on telehealth remote monitoring The following slides contain references and, where applicable, weblinks for further reading. In addition the full assignment is available on request 1 Scottish Government. (2011a) The Scottish Health Survey Topic Report Older Peoples Health [Online]. Available from:[accessed 16/12/11] 2 Kerr, B., Hurst, K., Clark, S., Dorrian, C. & Muir. L. (2011) Telehealthcare and mental health [Online]. 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